NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 27, 2015) - Blippar, the leading visual discovery and augmented reality app, today announced the launch of Cardio VR, a virtual reality (VR) application for Google Cardboard. Cardio VR marks Blippar's entrance into VR and is the first project launched by Blippar Lab, the company's new innovation and R&D unit.

Cardio VR, an app designed for the Google Cardboard viewer, creates a fun, kid-friendly VR experience by enabling users to enter an animated cartoon doctor's office and follow along with the experience to identify patients' ailments and remedy their conditions. Cardio VR's innovative game-play functionality offers users a unique way to interact with virtual reality technology. Its "invisible" user interface enables players to control game action exclusively through a user's head movements, fully immersing them in the colorful, animated world.

"Cardio VR from Blippar Lab demonstrates our agile, creative approach to using technology in a virtual reality environment," said Steve Spencer, Chief Experience Officer at Blippar. "We're excited to push the evolution of VR with an invisible user interface designed specifically for how kids will use Google Cardboard."

"Cardio VR marks an important moment in Blippar's history," added Ambarish Mitra, CEO and Co-Founder of Blippar. "Blippar strives to be at the forefront of digital innovation -- from AR to VR and beyond -- and push the boundaries of how technology helps people of all ages discover the world around them. Cardio VR marks our tangible and successful entrance into VR, and we look forward to continuing to produce great experiences for consumers via our newly launched innovation lab. This team will be challenged with creating experiences outside of our core offering."

Building on Blippar's signature visual discovery capabilities, Blippar Lab explores innovative use cases for AR and VR across a variety of industries. With the launch of Cardio VR for Google Cardboard, Blippar is powering a technological revolution around how people learn about and discover the world, enabling children to learn about the human body through an accessible, educational, and entertaining virtual reality experience.

Cardio VR is available for the Google Cardboard viewer on both iOS and Android. Watch a preview video here and download the app on the App Store or Google Play.

About BlipparBlippar™ is the world's fastest growing image recognition and augmented reality app. Utilizing proprietary, best-in-class image technologies, Blippar™ enables users to instantaneously pull interactive, informative digital content directly from the environment around them, their favorite publications, brands and objects via their iOS, Android or Windows devices. Since launching in the UK in 2011, Blippar™ has expanded rapidly, partnering with some of the biggest and most exciting media owners and brands in the world -- including Nestlé, Condé Nast, TIME Inc., Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Heinz, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Anheuser Busch, and Jaguar. In May 2015, Blippar was named to the CNBC Disruptor 50 list. To learn more, visit blippar.com.